Symptom
['sɪm(p)təm] or ['sɪmptəm]
Definition
(noun.) anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence.
(noun.) (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease.
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Definition
(n.) Any affection which accompanies disease; a perceptible change in the body or its functions, which indicates disease, or the kind or phases of disease; as, the causes of disease often lie beyond our sight, but we learn their nature by the symptoms exhibited.
(n.) A sign or token; that which indicates the existence of something else; as, corruption in elections is a symptom of the decay of public virtue.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Indication, sign, mark, note, token.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Concurrent, concomitant, premonition, indication, mark, note, sign, token
ANT:Misindication, {[fiyiiod]?}
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Definition
n. that which attends and indicates the existence of something else not as a cause but as a constant effect: (med.) that which indicates disease.—adjs. Symptomat′ic -al pertaining to symptoms: indicating the existence of something else: (med.) proceeding from some prior disorder.—adv. Symptomat′ically.—n. Symptomatol′ogy the sum of knowledge concerning symptoms.
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Examples
- Her pulse was much stronger, and every symptom more favourable than on the preceding visit. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- The first symptom of the disease was the death-warrant, which in no single instance had been followed by pardon or reprieve. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- When a woman has been seriously wronged by a man she no longer oscillates, and the usual symptom is a broken bell wire. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Not a pleasant symptom to remark, be it what it might, at dear Lady Verinder's age, and with dear Lady Verinder's autumnal exuberance of figure. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Mrs. Grant, I believe, suspects him of a preference for Julia; I have never seen much symptom of it, but I wish it may be so. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- The boy stopped, kicked about the room, jumped up and down from the window-seat with his knees, and showed every symptom of uneasiness and curiosity. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Under such circumstances, how can a man build on acceptance of his presents as a favourable symptom? Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- The carrying trade is the natural effect and symptom of great national wealth; but it does not seem to be the natural cause of it. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- If ever there was a symptom that this nation needed leisure and direct participation in games, it is that poor scrawny substitute for joy--the baseball extra. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Moreover, all the powers fought tooth and nail at the Conference for strategic frontiers--the ugliest symptom of all. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The liberal reward of labour, therefore, as it is the necessary effect, so it is the natural symptom of increasing national wealth. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- A quiet though rather low reply, a still demeanour, and the friendly protection of early twilight kept out of view each traitorous symptom. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Half an hour passed away, and the favourable symptom yet blessed her. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- Much to the discomfiture of Mr. Dick, who knew this to be a bad symptom. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Those statesmen who have been disposed to favour it with particular encouragement, seem to have mistaken the effect and symptom for the cause. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Do you see no symptoms there? Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- The next morning produced no abatement in these happy symptoms. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- Dr. Bangs came, said Beth had symptoms of the fever, but he thought she would have it lightly, though he looked sober over the Hummel story. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- My left arm, though it presented no bad symptoms, took, in the natural course, so long to heal that I was still unable to get a coat on. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- The advice was followed readily, for the feverish symptoms increased, and her head ached acutely. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- The old pain over the heart and the other symptoms of the illness at Grimsby returned, and Anne was confined to her bed in the cottage. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Within twenty-four hours I was in his sick-room, and was relieved to find that there was nothing formidable in his symptoms. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- My fears for Adrian were ceaseless; August had come; and the symptoms of plague encreased rapidly in London. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The conversation exhibiting these unequivocal symptoms of verging on the personal, Mr. Pickwick deemed it a fit point at which to interpose. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Because I am so glad to see you,' replied Job Trotter, gradually releasing Mr. Weller, as the first symptoms of his pugnacity disappeared. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- But this was enough to wear off the shyness on her side, and any symptoms of mortified pride and vanity on his. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- At Grimsby the first serious symptoms of illness had shown themselves in Anne. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- At last a mitigation of the patient's most urgent symptoms (acute pain is one of its accompaniments) liberated me, and I set out homeward. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- She is repressing symptoms favourable to the fit when she seems to take alarm at something and vanishes down the stairs. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- All the dancing girls felt the symptoms, but Eustacia most of all. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
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